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den

noun

ˈden

Definition of den

as in lair

the shelter or resting place of a wild animal the foxes hid in their den until the bear finally left the area

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as in hideout

a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others an abandoned building that is often used as a den by the city's petty criminals

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Recent Examples of den Hung in the den, where King pores over his many books, is a circa 1890 Henri-Fantin Latour canvas of three nymphs. — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026 The resulting image is extremely color accurate but also impressively bright, making the TV an excellent choice for either a basement home theater or a sunny den. — Justin Pot, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 No longer confined to gambling dens and brothel districts, yakuza muscled their way into other businesses, some legal, some not. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Walking into Outpost Books is like stepping into a smart book lover’s cozy den. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for den

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The marque’s Automotive Galleries and Lairs design service—which specializes in car galleries and lairs, hence the name—joined forces with local firm S3 Architecture to weave Aston Martin’s design DNA into the rugged Upstate environment.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026
This transforms Huston into a colorful enchantress with her grim lair now becoming a lush Greek-like temple.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of lair

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My brain is a rat’s nest of judicial decisions, fun facts about small mammals, and lots and lots of astronomy stuff.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
The nest is redolent of carnivore, a mix of their own potent musk and the stink of blood and decay.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of nest

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The country's upper house of parliament voted last month to require UBS to hold 90% of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital, or about $16 billion in extra shares, as collateral to support its foreign subsidiaries.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
The stranger’s dress had been stored in the family’s house for more than a decade.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

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The festival lineup also includes wildlife presentations, exhibitor booths and demonstrations, and a Kids Zone with face painting, lawn games, casting activities, a gopher tortoise burrow exhibit and crafts.

— Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
My backyard tortoise, Philbert, has for some reason chosen my closet as his preferred brumation burrow.

— Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026

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